After spending nearly eight years working in restaurant management in London, Chris has relocated to Birmingham to follow the dream of running his own enterprise, turning the quirky venue into a new fruit and veg store.

Chris James has opened The Eight Foot Grocer in the Jewellery Quarter

He said: “It’s literally eight-feet wide and it was an old loading bay for a biscuit factory.

“I turned 30 and had dreamed about setting something up for a long time.

“Birmingham’s an area that’s on the up and the Jewellery Quarter’s a really exciting place with lots of building going on at the moment.”

Based just off St Paul’s Square, the store is in Caroline Street next to Braderie vintage shop.